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Cup Action: In the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup, there were mixed results
for Western League sides, with Bridgwater’s 2-1 win away at Brixham among the
standouts. Having seen their hosts balloon a penalty over the crossbar, Bridgwater had no
such troubles from 12 yards, with the ever-reliable Jake Llewellyn converting to put them in
front at the interval. George King then doubled Bridgwater’s lead before a late consolation
gave Brixham fans something to cheer. Tavistock were another side to flex their muscles
away from home, twice coming from behind to beat AFC St Austell 3-2. Warren Daw
cancelled out an early St Austell strike, before the home side went ahead once more towards
the end of the first half. Teigan Rosenquest gave the Lambs a perfect start to the second
period with his equaliser, before Liam Prynn struck nine minutes from time to book his side’s
spot in the next round. There was no such success for Odd Down,
Clevedon and Keynsham who all suffered defeats on their travels, while a Lewis Putnam
brace condemned Bitton to a 2-0 loss at the hands of Oxhey Jets in Hertfordshire. Ashton
& Backwell United were also unable to break down their hosts Ardley United who
progressed to the next round alongside a Fleet Town outfit for whom Mal Thomas scored
twice in the second half to knock out Bridport.

There were some thoroughly entertaining clashes between Western League sides,
with Ilfracombe Town just about doing enough to come out on top in a seven-goal thriller
against Wellington. Brothers Miles and Jake Quick each scored for Wellington during an
entertaining opening half, with Joe Barker scoring twice for the home side to leave the game
deadlocked after 45 minutes. Wellington then went in front thanks to a Sam Towler penalty,
before goals in the final quarter from Jack Jenkins and Kevin Squire saw Ilfracombe storm
home. Two Premier League big-hitters met at Homers Heath, where a James Richards
winner 20 minutes from time saw Exmouth sneak past hosts Buckland. Following an Ace
High opener in the 26th minute, substitute Nathan Cooper made an instant impact for the
Bucks, levelling the scores with his first touch. It was then left to Richards to restore
Exmouth’s advantage and they managed to keep their hosts at bay to move on to the next
stage of the competition. Mousehole will join Exmouth in the hat for the Preliminary Round
draw after beating Helston Athletic in front a huge crowd. The fans in attendance at
Trungle Parc enjoyed a strong showing from the home side, with Hayden Turner scoring
twice in their eventual 3-1 victory. Millbrook and Saltash United will also hope to
progress, but will need a replay after battling out a 2-2 draw, while Shepton
Mallet and Brislington both face the same fate after drawing their home clashes
against Andover New Street and Brimscombe & Thrupp respectively. Cadbury were